Achenblog: December 12, 2010 - December 18, 2010

One of the most interesting discoveries of the presidential Oil Spill Commission, published today in a highly readable report, is that the president himself "hamstrung" the National Incident Commander, Adm. Thad Allen, at a crucial moment in the crisis. This...

Like all people working on a tight book deadline and having absolutely zero spare time to do even the simplest human endeavors like bathe or speak to immediate family members, I listen to a lot of sports talk radio. There's...

My theory (closed course, professional driver) is that the Democrats who are howling at President Obama for his alleged capitulation to the GOP on taxes are actually participants in a secret master plan hatched in the White House to boost...